Relieving Principal: Meleesa Smith Phone: 02 6337 1205 Fax: 02 6337 1394 Email: eglinton-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au Website: www.eglinton-p.schools.nsw.edu.au

Term 2 Week 7 Date: 1st June 2017

“Our School...Your Children...Their Future”

Dear Parents & Carers,

As week 7 disappears I want to start with a huge thank you to our many parent volunteers. Whether it's listening to children read, coaching a sporting team, transporting team members or part of the many committees that keep so many activities humming along, we greatly appreciate your time and effort in making our school such a great place. THANK YOU. District Cross Country Last Friday a strong Eglinton team participated in the District Cross Country at Mount Panorama. Congratulations to Summer Beckmann, Sophie Dunbar, Anthea Clark, Alicia Nobles, Angus Healey, Riley George, Stuart Halsey, Miller Rivett, Jacob Baillie, Christian Blasig who will go on to compete at Western Cross Country. Wednesday night was a great celebration of dance with

our Stage 2 and Stage 3 Dance Ensembles performing in

the Western Dance Festival at the Bathurst Memorial

Entertainment Centre. The children did themselves,

their families and Eglinton Public School proud,

performing their routines with great enthusiasm and

skill and I think they even enjoyed themselves!!

Congratulations and thanks go to Jayne Evans for her

choreography, to Mrs Owens for her great co-

ordination and to our dedicated and helpful parents

who assisted. Great team work by all.

Is your child making friends at school? Kids who get on

at school tend to be more engaged in learning. Here are

some ideas on how to help your child with social skills:

http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/wellbeing/

development/how-friendships-boost-your-childs-

learning

Meleesa Smith Relieving Principal

Week 7 Friday 9th June Girls & Boys PSSA Soccer Cubis Park Oval 9:40-12pm Assembly: Junior 12:30pm, Senior 1:30pm Week 8 Monday 12th June Queens Birthday Holiday Tuesday 13th June ICAS - Writing P & C Meeting 7:00pm in staffroom Wednesday 14th June Western Cross Country ICAS - Spelling I-Explore Year 5 AFL after school 3:30pm to 4:30pm Thursday 15th June Netball NSW Cup 8:30am to 2:30pm Friday 16th June Assembly: Junior 12:30pm, Senior 1:30pm Week 9 Wednesday 21st June Athletics Carnival AFL after school 3:30pm to 4:30pm Friday 23rd June Assembly: Junior 12:30pm, Senior 1:30pm Week 10 Monday 26th June Canteen Meeting 6:00pm in staffroom Tuesday 27th June EOOSH Meeting 6:30pm in staffroom Wednesday 28th June I-Explore Year 5 AFL after school 3:30pm to 4:30pm Thursday 29th June Hill End Excursion - Year 5 Friday 30th June Assembly: Junior 12:30pm, Senior 1:30pm

Orderliness

Orderliness is being neat and living with a sense of harmony.

Congratulations to the following students who received awards at last week’s assembly:

Gold Awards Neo Alborough, Alexa Carstens.

Yellow Awards Grace Carter, Sophia Hastie, Cheyanne Burton, Olivia Collett, Matilda Kemp, Kailem Cosgrove, Amy Ford, Kaitlyn Mercieca, Fletcher Ryan, Koby Collins, Jye Wade, Joseph Clark, Lilly Cowan, Sarah Hundy, James Hamilton, Brianna Taylor, Jarvis Whalan, Jack Dalby, William Bennetts, Lucy Ronan.

Principal Awards Eliza McGrath, Savannah Frost, Molly Deaton, Alex Lewis.

Virtue Awards - Obedience Matilda Collett, Chelsie Palmer, Harry Fullerton, Christian Young, William Bennetts, Michaela Jones.

During 2017, our school will once again take part in the ICAS (International Competitions and Assessment for Schools)program.

The following table shows application Closing dates

and costs.

ICAS does not test recall of curriculum content, so students do not need to study for it. The assessment reports on a student’s higher order thinking and problem solving skills.

If you are interested in your child participating in the program please send a note to me and I will arrange further information. Mrs Michael

I’m starting to put a roster together for the sports

carnival (Wednesday 21st June). We will need lots of

helpers for the sausage sizzle and over the coun-

ter sales in the canteen. If you can help, call in and

see me at the canteen or call me on 0429 951 665.

The good eating pie has been

replaced with Four n Twenty

Traveller Pie. The price remains the

same.

Thank you. Amanda Lewis

ICAS subject

Year levels

Closing date for application

Price

English 2-12 Term 2 Friday 23 June

$9.90

Maths 2-12 Term 2 Friday 23 June

$9.90

Lunch

Order

NAME DATE

Amanda & Help Friday 09/06/2017

HELP NEEDED Monday 12/06/2017

Vanessa Tuesday 13/06/2017

Adam Wednesday 14/06/2017

Jordan & Vicki Thursday 15/06/2017

Amanda & Help Friday 16/06/2017

DATE NAME

07/06/2017 1:30pm WEDNESDAY - COFFEE AT THE ACROPOLE JUST TURN UP

12/06/2017 PUBLIC HOLIDAY

19/06/2017 3:15 - 4pm LINDA

26/06/2017 3:15 - 4pm EMMA, NICOLE, MOUNE, (donations away, lost property sorted, start stocktake).

Agenda for Upcoming Meeting The agenda for the upcoming P&C Meeting includes: Proposed Early Bus changes Reports from the Canteen, Band,

Uniform Shop and EOOSH. The meeting is at 7pm, EPS Staffroom (down the hall from the front office).

ALL ARE WELCOME!

And once again…. Attention Early Arriving Bus Parents!!! The P&C have had some productive input from Paul Toole, MP as well as Transport for NSW in the last week and we think we are getting closer to a conclusion! All parents who have been contacted by their bus company recently in regards to proposed changes to morning bus timeta-bles are especially invited to the meeting above to give input into finding a solution.

Thumbs up to the students of Eglinton

who sang their own school

song with great enthusi-

asm and pride a fortnight

ago at Friday’s assembly . This was

without any piano accompaniment!!!

EMAIL: eglintonpandc@hotmail.com